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The Cormorant (Miriam Black #3)

March 16, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Miriam Black is changing. Having discovered that a life saved needs a life taken, she has been killing those who would kill the people she touches. This is all well and good until she ends up in the Florida Keys and touches a businessman who dies with a note pinned to his chest that says “Hi Miriam.” So now she needs to find a killer who knows her – and who knows what she can do… The Review: This one […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Chuck Wendig, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Miriam Black, Mystery, Reviews, The Cormorant, Thriller, Urban Fantasy

Vicious

March 14, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Victor Vale and Eli Cardale are college roommates who stumble onto something terrible and wonderful: the way to become superhuman. But when their trial runs go awry, Victor is locked up in supermax and Eli develops a God-driven belief that he must destroy all other ExtraOrdinary people. When Victor gets out, the question of who is the hero and who is the villain blurs even further… The Review: It’s difficult to create an original superhero story these […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews, Superheroes, Urban Fantasy, V.E. Schwab, Vicious

Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London #2)

November 12, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Peter Grant, London constable and apprentice wizard, is just starting to recover (personally and professionally) from the madness of the Covent Garden Riots (see: Rivers of London) when he stumbles into a case involving dead jazzmen. What starts off simply enough, however, reveals that there’s a greater evil at work in London – one that forces the Folly to adjust how it sees the world at large. The Review: On the one hand, this book is an obvious […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Moon Over Soho, Peter Grant, Rivers of London, Urban Fantasy

The Big Reap (The Collector, Book Three)

June 23, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Sam Thornton, Collector extraordinaire, seems to be having trouble sticking to a low profile. After being picked up by a particularly nasty former-human, now-creature, he’s tasked with hunting down the remaining eight of them: the Brethren, they’re called – responsible for such hits as the Flood. Like, THAT one. But as Sam’s monster hunt draws down, it becomes clear that he maybe doesn’t know all the facts… The Review: The cover of this third installment in Chris […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Advance Review, Angry Robot Books, Chris F. Holm, Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, Monsters, Noir, Religion, Sam Thornton, The Big Reap, The Collector, Urban Fantasy

Rivers of London (Rivers of London #1)

January 2, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Constable Peter Grant is facing down the unfortunate prospect of a desk job in the Met when he happens to interview a ghost regarding a murder in Covent Garden. This brings him to the attention of one Inspector Nightingale and thus he becomes an apprentice wizard cop – and his first case is a doozy. The Review: There is quite a lot happening here. It’s a bit like cramming all of the mythos of the first… seven […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, London, Rivers of London, Urban Fantasy

“Questions & Answers” – with Chris F. Holm

November 2, 2012 by Drew

(ed. note: this episode of “Questions & Answers” was originally set to air on Halloween. Due to Hurricane Sandy in New York City, the release was delayed until today. Apologies for any inconvenience – enjoy the show!) Happy Halloween, everyone, and welcome to another edition of ‘Questions and Answers’ here on Raging Biblioholism. Today’s guest is one of the rising stars of fantasy noir, Mr. Chris F. Holm. The second book in his series featuring Sam Thornton, collector of souls, […]

Categories: "Questions & Answers", News/Updates • Tags: "Questions & Answers", Angry Robot Books, Chris F. Holm, Fantasy, Noir, Sam Thornton, The Collector, Urban Fantasy

The Wrong Goodbye (The Collector, Book Two)

August 18, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Sam Thornton, the Collector who barely averted all-out war in Dead Harvest, is back on the job and trying to keep to the straight and narrow. So he gets played for a soul he was supposed to collect, he quickly tries to find his former friend and rectify the mistake before someone notices. Of course, it’s never that easy – and while failure means Nothingness for Sam, it might also mean the end of the world as we […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Angry Robot Books, Chris F. Holm, Fantasy, Fiction, Noir, The Collector, The Wrong Goodbye, Urban Fantasy

Dead Harvest (The Collector, Book One)

July 2, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Sam Thornton is a Collector, sent out to collect the souls of the damned as penance for past sins. But things go awry when Sam doesn’t collect a soul he was sent out for and so he goes on the run with Kate, facing down armies of both demons and angels alike – none of whom are very pleased that someone isn’t playing by the rules. The Review: As has become a pretty regular theme on this blog, […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Angry Robot Books, Chris F. Holm, Dead Harvest, Fantasy, Fiction, Noir, The Collector, Urban Fantasy

The Dark Glamour (666 Park Avenue #2)

October 9, 2011 by Drew

The Short Version: Jane Boyle, barely escaped from her murderous witch of a mother-in-law is conflicted. On the one hand, she could do what her erstwhile husband suggested and go to ground – start running, never look back. On the other, she could try to sort out her life and get things in order. Her decision is made for her when she suddenly stumbles across the one thing Lynne Doran wants most in the world: her thought-to-be-dead daughter. With the help […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: 666 Park Avenue, A Visit to October Country, Fantasy, Fiction, Gabriella Pierce, The Dark Glamour, Urban Fantasy

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